Sea Island, Georgia (Feb 19, 2005) -- Nicholas Thompson posted the kind of final round at the difficult Ocean Forest Golf Club on Sunday that can pass a lot of players, regardless of where you stand on the leaderboard.

In Thompson's position, however, just a group in front of the leaders and trailing by 4 heading into the final round, it was much more than that. As 36-hole co-leader Roberto Castro was having problems making birdies in the final group, Thompson was only challenged by Brian Harman (the other 36-hole co-leader) who was in perfect position on the 18th fairway needing a par to force a playoff.

With the pin in a treacherous back-left location -- a place that Assistant Pro Matt Stewart called "not very accesible" Harman went right for it and short sided himself, then left his pitch shot short of the green.

“I just didn’t execute correctly,” said Harman, 18, who will be attending Georgia this fall. “I felt good over the shot. I knew I had the right club, right everything. I just went for the pin. I wasn’t playing for a playoff, I was playing to win.”

The resulting double bogey gave Thompson the title of this prestigious event, held biannually to showcase Walker Cup talent on the years that the GB&I vs. U.S. Match is played.

Thompson, who in January participated in a camp featuring golfers being considered for invitations to the U.S. Walker Cup team this summer and is currently the Golf Week #5 ranked amateur, looks solid for a spot on the U.S. Team.

This year's Walker Cup info> will be held at Chicago Golf Club on August 12-14. The Great Britain and Ireland Team currently hold the Cup.

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Final results from the Jones Cup Invitational, played at the par-72, 7140
yard Ocean Forest Golf Club:

Player

Rd1

Rd2

Rd3

Tot

Nicholas Thompson

77

71

66

214

Brian Harman

71

73

72

216

Jason Hodges

70

76

69

217

Rhys Davies

73

74

70

217

Matt Rosenfeld

74

72

71

217

Roberto Castro

71

73

74

218

Jeff Overton

78

72

69

219

Jack Ferguson

72

76

71

219

Richard Scott

73

75

71

219

Kevin Larsen

77

75

68

220

Richard Ramsay

73

78

70

221

Luke List

72

78

71

221

Duke Delcher

73

77

71

221

Roy Moon

71

75

75

221

Tripp Davis

76

75

71

222

Michael Green

73

76

73

222

Kyle Reifers

80

74

68

222

David Denham

75

77

71

223

Chris Kirk

81

71

71

223

Pat Tallent

76

74

73

223

Nigel Edwards

78

73

73

224

Jon McLean

74

74

76

224

Brendon Todd

76

71

77

224

Martin Ureta

75

79

71

225

George Murray

79

74

72

225

Chan Song

79

72

74

225

Todd White

79

71

75

225

Michael Barbosa

74

72

79

225

Mark Love

79

71

76

226

Jordan Dempsey

73

80

74

227

Adam Gee

81

82

74

227

Craig Smith

77

76

74

227

Stuart Wilson

80

78

69

227

Matthew Richardson

77

79

71

227

Brent Delahoussaye

71

76

80

227

Webb Simpson

74

79

75

228

Dayton Rose

74

78

76

228

Wright Waddell

75

77

76

228

Danny Green

74

75

80

229

Gareth Wright

75

81

73

229

Carlton Forrester

82

76

71

229

Jimmy Johnston

75

78

77

230

Gene Elliott

80

76

74

230

Kevin Kisner

77

77

76

230

Michael Morrison

78

76

76

230

Gordon Strother Jr.

77

77

77

231

Cian McNamara

79

73

79

231

Andrew McArthur

81

77

73

231

Trent Leon

81

76

74

231

Gary Wolstenholme

79

77

75

231

Scott Henry

81

77

74

232

Trip Kuehne

80

77

75

232

Llyod Saltman

80

77

75

232

Buddy Marucci

79

77

76

232

Dalton Melynk

83

78

72

233

David Abell

85

73

75

233

Paul Simson

82

75

76

233

Josh Dennis

82

74

77

233

Lee Corfield

80

84

70

234

Zac Gould

82

82

70

234

Jeff Knox

82

77

75

234

Tim Jackson

76

81

77

234

Nathan Smith

77

77

80

234

Jon Curran

79

80

77

236

Austin Eaton III

83

77

76

236

Michael McCoy

82

76

78

236

Steve Smyers

75

80

81

236

Brian Duncan

79

86

72

237

Todd Satterfield

77

81

79

237

David May

79

77

81

237

Rob Langley

79

77

82

238

Sean Knapp

80

82

77

239

Jonathan Moore

82

79

78

239

Roger Hoit

84

80

76

240

Thomas Jordan

85

79

77

241

Robert Gerwin

89

80

74

243

Butler Melnyk

82

77

84

243

Kelly Miller

86

76

82

244

Alan Fadel

84

83

78

245

Chip Lutz

80

85

80

245

Michael Skelton

84

79

86

249

ABOUT THE Jones Cup

The Jones Cup was born from a deep commitment to
amateur golf by the A.W. Jones family, who founded
the Cloister and Sea Island Golf Club in 1928. The
Sea
Island Golf Club has played host to seven USGA
championships. The Jones Cup is yet another
extension
of the family's strong involvement in amateur golf.

This 54-hole individual stroke-play event,
inaugurated
in 2001, is played at Ocean Forest Golf Club. The
Rees
Jones design opened in 1995 and has hosted the
1998
Georgia State Amateur Championship, the 1999
Southern Amateur Championship and the 2001
Walker
Cup Match. The Jones Cup brings together many of
the
finest amateurs from the United States and abroad
for
this three-day competition.